Actions to conserve biodiversity
We have summarised evidence from the scientific literature about the effects of actions to conserve wildlife and ecosystems.
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Action | Effectiveness | Studies | Category | |
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Abandon cropland: allow freshwater marshes or swamps to recover without active intervention Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Actively manage water level before/after planting non-woody plants: freshwater wetlands Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Actively manage water level: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 10 | Synopsis Link | |
Actively manage water level: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Beneficial | 10 | Synopsis Link | |
Actively manage water level: freshwater swamps Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Add below-ground organic matter before/after planting non-woody plants: freshwater wetlands Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 7 | Synopsis Link | |
Add below-ground organic matter before/after planting trees/shrubs: freshwater wetlands Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Add cover other than mulch before/after planting non-woody plants: freshwater wetlands Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Add cover other than mulch before/after planting trees/shrubs: freshwater wetlands Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Add fresh peat to peatland (before planting) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Add inorganic fertilizer (before/after planting) Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Add inorganic fertilizer (without planting) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Add inorganic fertilizer before/after planting non-woody plants: brackish/saline wetlands Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 7 | Synopsis Link | |
Add inorganic fertilizer before/after planting non-woody plants: freshwater wetlands Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Add inorganic fertilizer: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Add inorganic fertilizer: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Add lime (before/after planting) Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Add lime or similar chemicals before/after planting non-woody plants: brackish/saline wetlands Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Add lime or similar chemicals: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Add lime or similar chemicals: freshwater swamps Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Add lime to reduce acidity and/or increase fertility Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Add lime to water bodies to reduce acidification Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Add mixed vegetation to peatland surface Action Link |
Beneficial | 18 | Synopsis Link | |
Add mosses to peatland surface Action Link |
Beneficial | 13 | Synopsis Link | |
Add root-associated fungi to plants (before planting) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link |
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What are 'Individual studies' and 'Actions'?
Individual studies
An individual study is a summary of a specific scientific study, usually taken from a scientific journal, but also from other resources such as reports. It tells you the background context, the action(s) taken and their consequences.
If you want more detail please look at the original reference.
Actions
Each action page focuses on a particular action you could take to benefit wildlife or ecosystems.
It contains brief (150-200 word) descriptions of relevant studies (context, action(s) taken and their consequences) and one or more key messages.
Key messages show the extent and main conclusions of the available evidence. Using links within key messages, you can look at the paragraphs describing each study to get more detail. Each paragraph allows you to assess the quality of the evidence and how relevant it is to your situation.
Where we found no evidence, we have been unable to assess whether or not an intervention is effective or has any harmful impacts.